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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
exponents of space exploration earnestly called for more missions to the outer reaches of the solar system
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as in practitioner
one who brings an art or science to full realization
has long reigned as the nation's leading exponent of modern dance
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Recent Examples of exponent
Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.
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Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
He’s played by the real-life former major-league pitcher Bill (Spaceman) Lee, an eephus exponent with a reputation as a baseball eccentric.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
When Gao and Newberry calculated the branch diameter scaling exponent for the trees in both paintings, the older one was closer to the value found in nature.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
He’s played by the real-life former major-league pitcher Bill (Spaceman) Lee, an eephus exponent with a reputation as a baseball eccentric.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
When Gao and Newberry calculated the branch diameter scaling exponent for the trees in both paintings, the older one was closer to the value found in nature.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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The bipartisan bill, which former President Biden signed into law in January, repealed two tax rules that proponents say have unfairly reduced benefits for many Americans who also receive government pensions.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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That was the compromise needed to pass the measure, bill proponents said.—
Denise Amos,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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Brittany Piper, a 36-year-old Somatic Experiencing® practitioner and author of Body-First Healing, has sparked widespread discussion online with her viral video dissecting why our lives today seem to be overwhelming the human nervous system.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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As chair of the firm’s National Security Practice, Rod leads a team of former US government officials, former prosecutors, trade practitioners, and data privacy and cyber lawyers.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Early childhood education advocates say the most notable legislation that came forward this session is the $100 million earmarked within the state budget for child care scholarships, also known as subsidies.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2025
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Hunter and other advocates urged support for H.R. 40 recently re-introduced by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley, both Democrats.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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Given that sign language is by no means universal, interpreters speak different dialects for the U.S., Canada, Mexico and so on.—
Alan Schwarz,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Thousands of Afghan allies, including interpreters who supported U.S. forces, were left behind in a country swiftly overtaken by the Taliban.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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That announcement came amid growing concerns from some of the president's most vocal supporters, including former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former Trump senior adviser Steve Bannon.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
20 June 2025
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With many candidates vehemently opposed to Cuomo, their supporters' next-round votes can help Mamdani, who is endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive star.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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“Exponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exponent. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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